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Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee), the 

Service is to manage all lands in the 

National Wildlife Refuge System in 

accordance with an approved CCP. The 

plan guides management decisions and 

identifies refuge goals, management 

objectives, and strategies for achieving 

refuge purposes over a 15-year period. 

The planning process will cover many 

elements, including wildlife and habitat 

management, visitor and recreational 

activities, wilderness area management, 

cultural resource protection, and 

facilities and infrastructure. 

Compatibility determinations will be 

completed for all applicable refuge 

public uses. We will also conduct a 

wilderness review on refuge lands to 

determine whether any areas on the 

refuge qualify for those Federal 

designations. 

Public input into the planning process 

is essential. The comments we receive 

will help identify key issues and refine 

our goals and objectives for managing 

refuge resources and visitor use. 

Additional opportunities for public 

participation will arise throughout the 

planning process, which we expect to 

complete by September 2008. We are 

presently summarizing refuge data and 

collecting other resource information to 

provide us a scientific basis for our 

resource decisions. We will prepare the 

EA in accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality procedures for 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370d). 

The 1,672-acre Wapack NWR, 

established through donation in 1972, 

was New Hampshire’s first national 

wildlife refuge. It is administered by 

Great Bay NWR, headquartered in 

Newington, New Hampshire. Its 

purpose is for use as an inviolate 

sanctuary or any other management 

purpose for migratory birds. The refuge 

is located about 20 miles west of 

Nashua, New Hampshire, and 

encompasses the 2,278-foot North Pack 

Monadnock Mountain in the towns of 

Greenfield, Lyndeborough, and Temple. 

The terms of the deed of donation 

require the Service to manage the refuge 

as a ‘‘wilderness’’ for wildlife. Specific 

restrictions include prohibiting hunting, 

fishing, trapping, motorized vehicles 

and tree cutting. 

Generally, refuge lands are 

characterized by mature northern 

hardwood-mixed and conifer (sprucefire) forest. These forests provide 

nesting habitat for numerous migratory 

songbirds, such as the black-capped 

chickadee, blackburnian warbler, blackthroated blue warbler, hermit thrush, 

myrtle warbler, ovenbird and red-eyed 

vireo. The refuge also supports a wide 

variety of wildlife, including deer, bear, 

coyote, fisher, fox, mink and weasel. 

Refuge visitors annually engage in 

wildlife observation and photography. 

The refuge is especially popular as a 

hawk migration viewing area. A 3-mile 

segment of the 21-mile Wapack Trail, a 

spur of the Appalachian Trail, traverses 

the refuge and rewards hikers with a 

beautiful view of the surrounding 

mountains. 

Dated: January 19, 2007. 

Richard O. Bennett, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permit for 

marine mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permit was 

issued. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with this 

application is available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents to: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 

of Management Authority, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

Fish and Wildlife Service issued the 

requested permits subject to certain 

conditions set forth therein. 

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance date 

Marine Mammals 

125869 ............... MaryAnne Sackman ................... 71 FR 48938; August 22, 2006 ....................................................... January 8, 2007. 

Dated: January 12, 2007. 

Michael L. Carpenter, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. E7–3131 Filed 2–22–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Trinity Adaptive Management Working 

Group 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group (TAMWG) 

affords stakeholders the opportunity to 

give policy, management, and technical 

input concerning Trinity River 

(California) restoration efforts to the 

Trinity Management Council. Primary 

objectives of the meeting will include 

discussion of the following topics: 

Trinity River Restoration Program 

(TRRP) FY08 budget, 2007 Trinity River 

flow schedule, TRRP science program 

issues, 2006 salmon returns, salmon 

disease and mortality studies, Central 

Valley Project Improvement Act 

program review, TRRP executive 

director’s report, and election of 

TAMWG officers. Completion of the 

agenda is dependent on the amount of 

time each item takes. The meeting could 

end early if the agenda has been 

completed. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group will meet 

from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, March 

19, 2007 and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Weaverville Victorian Inn, 1709 

Main St., 299 West, Weaverville, 96093. 

For more information, please contact the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1655 


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Heindon Road, Arcata, 95521. For 

background information and questions 

regarding the Trinity River Restoration 

Program, please contact Douglas 

Schleusner, Executive Director, Trinity 

River Restoration Program, P.O. Box 

1300, 1313 South Main Street, 

Weaverville, 96093. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy A. Brown of the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, telephone: (707) 822–

7201. Randy A. Brown is the working 

group’s Designated Federal Officer. For 

questions regarding the Trinity River 

Restoration Program, please contact 

Douglas Schleusner, Executive Director, 

telephone: (530) 623–1800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this 

notice announces a meeting of the 

Trinity Adaptive Management Working 

Group (TAMWG). 

Dated: February 15, 2007. 

Randy A. Brown, 

Designated Federal Officer, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, Arcata, CA. 

[FR Doc. E7–3106 Filed 2–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Bald Mountain Ski Resort Master 

Development Plan 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the 

Bureau of Land Management publishes 

a Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

for the Bald Mountain Ski Resort Master 

Development Plan, the purpose of 

which is to analyze and disclose the 

effects of the updated Bald Mountain 

Ski Area Master Development Plan and 

40-year term ski permit application. 

DATES: The DEIS will be available for 

review and comment for 45 calendar 

days from the date of this publication 

which coincides with the NOA 

published in the Federal Register by the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). The Forest Service and Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) can best use 

comments and resource information if 

they are submitted by, or before, close 

of business the last day of the comment 

and review period. If you are uncertain 

as to what constitutes acceptable 

comment format or when comments are 

due, please contact Joe Miczulski, 

Winter Sports Manager at the Ketchum 

Ranger District; P.O. Box 2356, 

Ketchum, ID 83340; or phone at (208) 

622–5371. Public meetings will be held 

to solicit comments on the DEIS on the 

update to the Master Development Plan 

for Bald Mountain Ski Resort. Dates and 

locations for these meetings will be 

published in the Idaho Mountain 

Express, Boise Statesman and Twin 

Falls Times News. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the DEIS was sent 

to affected Federal, State, and local 

government agencies and to interested 

parties. The document is also available 

electronically on the following Web site: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/ 

projects. Copies of the DEIS will be 

available for public inspection at the 

following locations: Ketchum Ranger 

District, 206 Sun Valley Road, Ketchum, 

ID 83340, Business Hours 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Kurtz, Outdoor Recreation Planner at 

the Shoshone Field Office of the Twin 

Falls District, 400 West F Street, 

Shoshone, ID 83352; or phone at (208) 

732–7296. Requests for information may 

be sent electronically to: 

john_kurtz@blm.gov with ‘‘Attention: 

Bald Mountain DEIS Information 

Request’’ in the subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

majority of Sun Valley Resort’s Bald 

Mountain Ski Area is located on public 

lands under the jurisdiction of both the 

U.S.D.A. Forest Service (Forest Service) 

and the U.S.D.I. Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM). The ski area is 

administered through two jointly-issued 

Special Use Permits (SUP), totaling 

approximately 3,325 acres (1,969 of 

which are administered by the Sawtooth 

National Forest, and 1,356 are 

administered by the BLM’s Twin Falls 

District). 

Sun Valley Company has requested a 

new 40-year term ski area permit for the 

Bald Mountain Ski Resort. The existing 

ski area permit, which was issued in 

December 1977, expires December 2007. 

One requirement for a ski area permit is 

to have an approved Master 

Development Plan (MDP), which is 

prepared by the permit holder and 

encompasses the entire winter sports 

resort envisioned for development and 

authorization by the permit. Upon 

acceptance by the Authorized Officers, 

the MDP becomes part of the ski area 

permit. The EIS will analyze the effects 

of the proposed action and alternatives. 

The agencies give notice of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

analysis and decision making process 

on the proposal so interested and 

affected members of the public may 

participate and contribute to the final 

decision. The Sawtooth National Forest, 

as the lead for both agencies, invites 

written comments and suggestions on 

the scope of the analysis and issues 

addressed. 

The 1989 MDP currently guides the 

Forest Service and BLM in their 

administration of the special use permit 

for the ski area. A majority of the actions 

described in the 1989 MDP have been 

implemented. Given the age and status 

of the 1989 MDP, the Forest Service, 

BLM and Sun Valley Company 

determined that an updated plan would 

be appropriate at this time. The Sun 

Valley Company has updated their MDP 

for Bald Mountain Ski Area and 

presented it to the Forest Service and 

BLM in conjunction with their request 

for a new 40-year permit to continue 

operating on these public lands. The 

existing permit expires December 2007. 

The draft MDP as submitted by Sun 

Valley Company is available 

electronically on the following Web 

sites: Sawtooth National Forest—http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r4/Sawtooth and Sun 

Valley Company—http:// 

www.sunvalley.com. An approved MDP 

will guide development on Bald 

Mountain Ski Area. Anticipated projects 

include new ski trail development both 

inside and outside of the current permit 

boundary, additional snowmaking 

installation, existing ski run 

modification, installation of new ski 

lifts, including gondola, removal of 

some existing ski lifts, and addition of 

a mountain restaurant. A Vegetation 

Management Plan (VMP) will be 

analyzed concurrently with the 

proposed MDP. The VMP will access 

current conditions of vegetation 

components on Bald Mountain, both 

with respect to timber and grass/forb 

species. The VMP will specify 

treatments necessary to enact, that will 

ensure long-term health of vegetation on 

Bald Mountain. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for the 

proposed Master Development Plan 

(MDP) is to update the 1989 MDP to 

reflect current conditions and needs at 

the ski resort. Most of the improvements 

described in the 1989 MDP have been 

implemented. In addition, new ski area 

technologies, updated Land 

Management Plans, and changes in the 

environment have emerged during this 

time which warrant consideration in an 

updated MDP. 


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